Manifolding sales-book.



HHB. Patented Feb. I2, |90l. H. H. NURHINGTON.

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(Application led Nav. 14, 1899.)

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" 5wtrarne flament @reina HENRY ll. NORRINGTON, OF WEST BAY Cl'lY,MICHIGAN.

MANIFOLDING SALESMBOIK.

SPECIFECATZN forming *part f Letters Patent No, 668,117, dated February12, 1901.

Application filed November 14, 1899. `Serial No. 736,916. kNo modeli) Toall whom, t litany concern:

Se it known that l, HENRY H. NORRINGTON, residing in Nest Bay City, inthe county of Bay and State of Michigan, have invented a new andImproved Manifolding Sales-Book, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in that class of sales-pads ormanifold-books in which a carbon-sheet is used for duplicating amemorandum or sale, and which has for its purpose to provide a book orpad of this character of a very simple and economical construction thatcan be easily handled and Which will effectively serve for its intendedpurposes.

This invention consists in certain details and novel features ofconstruction, as Will hereinafter be fully described, and pointed out inthe appended claims, reference being had to the accompanyingdra\vings,in Which- Figure l is a perspective view of a sales pad orbook embodying my invention, the same being shown as a triplicator, thebook being' opened ont. Fig. 2 is a detail crosssection of the same,taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of theform of book shown in Fig. l, the book being closed. Fig. e is aperspective View of a modified construction of my invention, the book orpad in such form being in the nature of a duplicator. Fig. 5 is alongitudinal section of the same on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4.

My present form of sales book or pad comprises a cover having upper andlower foldable members joined bya flexible hinge l.

Fixedly attached to the bottom section lX of the cover is a pad ofretained memorandumleaves having a length equal that of the cover andmade fast to the cover-section lX by the staples 3, that pass throughthe head-block ends 2C of the leaves, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of thedrawings. The retained leaves (designated by 2 in the drawings) are inthe nature of continuous leaves extending the full length of thecover-section lx, and the said leaves have no tearing-perforations, asthey remain attached to the cover. Each retained memorandum-leaf has alateral or wing portion that forms an entry or original leaf 2, and thesaid wing portion of each of the leaves 2 is of a length less than theretained leaf portion 2, so that when the original or entry leaf 2a isfolded over upon the retained leaf 2 the upper edge of the entry-leaf 2awill extend to the head-block portion 2C of the leaf 2 only, and notover it, such correlation of the two parts-that is, the retained andentry leaf-sections-being provided to produce a clear distinctionbetween the two members 2 2 when the member 2a is folded upon theretained leaf-section 2, whereby to facilitate the proper grasping ofthe leaf 2a and tearing olf, and, furthermore, the shortening of thewing or entry leaf-section 2a is to permit the convenient turning backof such of the memoraudum-leaves 2a as have been used and to properlybring into View the uppermost blank one of the leaves 2 upon which it isintended to fold the carbon-sheet and the entry-leaf.

In the preferred construction of my invention, as shown in Fig. l, thesaine is arranged as a triplicator, and in this form the line on whichthe entry or original leaf 2 folds has a series of tearing-perforations2y and a slot 2x, through Which the extension et of the carbon -sheetpasses, said extension 4X passing down in all of the slots 2x in all ofthe sheets 2 and ismade fast to the under side of the lowermost originalor entry leaf 2u. The carbon-sheet 4lhas its body portion of a lengthand Width equal that of the original or entry leaf 2a. lt also has anextension 4, of a Width practically that of the slot 2x. The saidextension in the complete construction of my improved sales-book passesdown through the slot 2x and has its end lapped over the outermost oneof the entry-sheets, as indicated at 4b, (see Fig. 3,) to which it ismade fast in any suitable manner. To the upper coversection is held asupplemental set of memorandum or triplicating leaves 5. 'lhese leaves 5are preferably of tissue or other proper paper, such as will take up theimprint upon the under side from a carbon-sheet. The leaves 5 are of thesaine size as the entryleaves 2f, and the said leaves 5 have a headblockportion 5c running lengthwise of the upper cover-section and disposedadjacent the inner edge thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. l, and uponthe head-block line the said leaves 5 have tearing perfor-ations orslots 5.

So far as described the manner in which the triplicator-book shown inlFigs. l, 2, and

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upper blank -of the leaves 2 in view. Thev carbon-sheet 4 is then foldedover the leaf 2,

after which the triplicate sheet 5 is laid over the carbon-sheet, andthen the original or entry leaf 2a is placed upon the leaf 5. The

user after making the entry on the leaf 2a:

tears out the said leaf 2a, as alsothe triplicate leaf 5, the leaf 2being retained in the book.I

By reason of making the carbon-sheet 4 in .the manner shown anddescribed, the said sheet can at all times be made to lie over theretained leaves 2 and so held-that when the book is closed the danger ofits being mutilated or torn out will be reduced tothe minimum. I

In Figs. 4 and 5 is-illustrateda modified form of my invention,the samebeing arranged as a duplicator. In this form of my invention theret-ained leaf 2 has its wing or entry leaf-section 2a made of a lengthsufficient to extend up to the head-block portion of th e'said leaves 2.In this case, however, the leaves 2 have tearing-perforatious 2h in linewiththe carbon-sheet slot 2i. (See Fig. 5.) In this latter form of myinvention the user turns down the entry-leaf upon the carbon-sheet,which transfers the entry to the under leaf 2. The carbon-sheet is thenturned'back and both leaves 2 2a torn out, iffdesired, it beingunderstood that tearing-perforations'2y are provided for separating the-two leaves 2 2a from each other.

Having thus describedrny invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, isn 1. A sales-book,comprisinga pad of leaves, eachleaf being held to fold in the'center, one

end of each leaf being extended to form av head-block or binding-margin,eachleaf having a slit midway thereof, Vand perforations on both sidesof and in line with the slit, and a carbon-sheet having one end insertedthro ugh tion, a set of leaves havinga head-block portion at one endmade fast to the lower-cover section, said leaves having lateralextensions forming entry leaf members 2a, and havingtearing-perforations, and a slot on the folding-line of the members 2a,said members 2ad being of lessv length'than the members 2; the

double-faced carbon-sheet, said sheet having an extension passed throughthe slots in the leaves 2a, and made fast to the under side of theleaves, and aset of triplicate leaves fixedly connected tothe uppercover-section to fold over onto the retained leaves, and thecarbonsheet,all being arranged substantially as shown and for thepurposes described.

3. The hereinbefore-described improved sales book or pad comprising atwo-part cover having avflexible hinged connection, a pad of leaveshaving a head-block made fastto the lower cover-section, said leaveshaving each a lateral extension forming an entry-leaf 2a, adapted tofold over onto the retained leaf portion 2, said leaves 2a having a slot2X, and having tearing-perforations on the foldingline, said entryleaf-sections 2, being of a length to extend to the head-block portionof the retained leaves 2a only, the double-faced carbon 4 having anextension 4a passingdown through the slot 2X, and made fast to the underside of theentry-leaves 2, the triplicating-leaves 5, said leaves beingof a length equal that of the entry-leaves 2a and having ahead blockportion extending lengthwise thereof adjacent the inner edge of theupper cover-section to which the said head-block portion is secured, thesaid leaves being also provided with tearing-` perforations on thehead-block line as specified. 4

HENRY H. NORRINGTON.

Witnesses:

ALLAN B. MILLS, DANIEL M. SHAVER.

